, 1887-11-06
SOME FAMOUS OLD TREES.
A List of the Big Trees Found in Various
Parts of England-Noted Specimens.

A List of the Big Trees Found in Various
Parts of England-Noted Specimens.
Eden hall, the residence of the late Sir
Richard Musgrove, is famed for several
memorable trees. The finest are two re-
markable specimens of cedars of Lebanon,
supposed to be 270 years old. The trees
are planted as a pair and have a spread
of 105 feet diameter, with great bushy
heads, and are still quite healthy and
sound.
Brougham hall, the residence of Lord
Brougham and Vaux, is notable for a
famous old emu of oaks and walnut.
Originally it was formed of two rows of
oaks and one of walnut. Only two wal
nut trees now remain, but the oaks are
still nearly intact and sound, healthy
trees. This avenue was planted as an ap-
proach to the Gne old castle, and must
date from an early period, IS they are all
shown in full growth on some very old
plans of the castle grounds. One oak
girths sixteen feet, with at least twenty
feet of a straight bole, and all are about
sixty feet high.
Dalemain, the residence of Squire
Hasell, has avenue oaks which form one
of the sights of Cumberland. They are
planted in two distinct avenues, the first
as you approach the hall from Penrith
and the second by the private road from
Dacie hall and church. On either road
you may drive through an avenue of
oaks, each venue about a mile long.
Greystoke castle, the residence of II. G.
Howard, Esq, is surrounded by fine
plantations, which were formed in 1748
by the late duke of Norfolk. Owing to
their high elevation these have not at
tanned remarkable dimensions, but they
are decidedly remarkable for the great
improvement they have made in the land
scape of the district and for their forest
value. A remarkable specimen of the
silver fir (abies p~ectinata) stands near the
castle, which is ninety-seven feet high
and measures fifteen and a half feet girth.
1t has a fine tapering habit, and is still a
sound, healthy tree.
Lowther castle, the residence of the
historic family of Lowther, is famed for
its a~rboricultural gems of antiquity. The
oaks can safely be registered as one of the
county lions" particularly those which
are dotted over that portion of the park
called the Elysian field, all being noble
specimens and several supposed to be
1000 years old. They show their an
tiquity by having hollow trunks, but still
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The common ash is represented at Low
ther by two venerable trees, now by rea-
son of their age hoary with antiquity.
They are very appropriately called Adam
and Eve. They are supposed to be about
800 years old. Their girth is twenty-five
feet four inches and twenty-one feet seven
inches respectively.
Edmond Castle, the residence of Regi-
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prominent being the Lebanon cedars
planted by the late F. H. Graham, Esq,
Stone house, Hayton, the residence of
Gen. Sir John Ross, has some interesting
trees. One is a fine specimen of the
evergreen oak, the finest in the country.
Brayton hall, the residence of Sir Wilfrid
Lawson, possesses some fine trees. Three
remarkably formed larch trees grow on
the lawn, and are supposed to have been
of the original trees introduced into this
county. All are about fifty feet high,
with fine sound boles and beautiful rough
ribbed bark. There also is a fern leaved
beech about sixty-three feet high; girth
nine feet two inches, and 1872 circumfer-
ence of spread in splendid foliage. 1t is
of a fine bushy pyramidal form. This is
the largest and best specimen in the
country.
Corby castle, the residence of p. ]. c..
Howard, Esq, is amous for its romantic
position and the beautiful sylvan views
beside the banks of the Eden. The
plantations were formed by Thomas
Howard, Esq, about 1920, and he formed
them principally of Scotch pine and
larch. These have attained maturity,
and the greater portion have been cut.
The old oak, elm, and sycamore that re-
main are evidently of a much older date.
Naworth castle, the residence of the
Earl Of Carlisle, was famed in history as
the home of the border chief "Belted
WILL" who 1ourished about the year
1860. A fine old specimen of the COM
mon yew, sound and healthy, still re-
mains close to the castle, which is men
toned in the records of the period of 1850
as a fully developed tree, and according
to which it is safe to presume that this
tree is at least 500 years old. That the
the tree, after so many centuries of
growth, should still be in the greatest
health and vigor is certainly remarkable.
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